Consumer Safety Complaints

Search 2,245,377 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA, including 140,173 crashes, 56,794 fires, and 8,580 deaths.

2,245,377 Total Complaints
140,173 Reported Crashes
56,794 Reported Fires
8,580 Reported Deaths

What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?

A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim, NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.

The database below contains over 2,245,377 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports, when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.

How to interpret what you read

A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:

  • One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report, that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
  • Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
  • Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
  • Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.

If you've experienced a defect

File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints, specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened, feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.

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BUICK ENCLAVE (2009) - STEERING Jun 14, 2019
Incident date: Jun 4, 2019
WHILE IN MOTION AND BRAKING TO TURN RIGHT OR LEFT, MY POWER STEERING COMPLETELY GOES OUT. THE STEERING WHEEL BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN CAUSING ME TO ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AS THE TURNING RADIUS HAD BECOME MUCH MORE LARGER THAN I AM USED TO. THE POWER STEERING DOES NOT SEEM TO BE IMPACTED WHILE GOING 15 MPH OR HIGHER, IT IS ONLY WHILE APPLYING BRAKES AND SLOWING DOWN AND TURNING, RIGHT OR ... Read more
BUICK REGAL (2011) - ENGINE Jun 13, 2019
Incident date: Jun 2, 2019
BACK ON FEBRUARY 9TH, 2019 I HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND RECEIVED WHATEVER PREMIUM-ULTRA SYNTHETIC OIL THEY HAD. THIS OIL WAS RATED UP TO 9,000 MILES I BELIEVE. AS I WAS HEADING IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 2ND, 2019 THE CAR SUDDENLY LOCKED WITH BRAKES AND STEERING BECOMING EXTREMELY STIFF. I WAS DRIVING WHEN THIS OCCURRED BUT HAD BEEN COMING TO A STOP WITH NOBODY IN FRONT OF ME LUCKILY. ... Read more
BUICK VERANO (2012) - ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) Jun 12, 2019
Incident date: Feb 26, 2019
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION CAUSING PISTON RINGS AND PISTONS TO GO BAD OR WARNING LIGHT NEVER APPEAR ON DISH SO THAT'S NOT WORKING EITHER. I HAVE TO GET ALL CHANGE EVERY WEEK TO EVERY TWO WEEKS.
BUICK VERANO (2012) - ENGINE Jun 12, 2019
Incident date: Feb 26, 2019
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION CAUSING PISTON RINGS AND PISTONS TO GO BAD OR WARNING LIGHT NEVER APPEAR ON DISH SO THAT'S NOT WORKING EITHER. I HAVE TO GET ALL CHANGE EVERY WEEK TO EVERY TWO WEEKS.
BUICK VERANO (2012) - SUSPENSION Jun 12, 2019
Incident date: Feb 26, 2019
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION CAUSING PISTON RINGS AND PISTONS TO GO BAD OR WARNING LIGHT NEVER APPEAR ON DISH SO THAT'S NOT WORKING EITHER. I HAVE TO GET ALL CHANGE EVERY WEEK TO EVERY TWO WEEKS.
BUICK ENCLAVE (2013) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Jun 12, 2019
Incident date: Jun 12, 2019
I PURCHASED A NEW BUICK ENCLAVE IN 2013. AT 116,000 MILES, MY CAR ALL OF SUDDEN DECELERATED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD BUT IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 35 MPH. I MANAGED TO GET IT HOME BY TAKING STREET SIDE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TAKE INTO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY, IT WOULD START, SPUTTER AND THEN CUT OFF. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED ME THERE WAS AN... Read more
BUICK VERANO (2012) - ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) Jun 11, 2019
Incident date: Jun 10, 2019
EVERY SINCE I FIRST GOT CAR IT HAS HAD PROBLEMS.ALL THE WIRES UNDER THE MELTED TOGETHER AND CAUSED CORROSION. SINCE THEN RADIO BLINKED ON AND OFF TIL NOW IT'S JUST A BLACK SCREEN. HAD PROBLEMS WITH CAM SHAFT CONTROL. HAVE PURCHASED 4 BATTERIES IN 6 YEARS. THERE'S SOMETHING ELECTRICAL THAT BLOWS THE BATTERIES. IF I START MY CAR WITH AUTOMATIC START FROM FOB IT CAUSES BATTERY PROBLEMS. CHECK ENGINE ... Read more
BUICK VERANO (2012) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Jun 11, 2019
Incident date: Jun 10, 2019
EVERY SINCE I FIRST GOT CAR IT HAS HAD PROBLEMS.ALL THE WIRES UNDER THE MELTED TOGETHER AND CAUSED CORROSION. SINCE THEN RADIO BLINKED ON AND OFF TIL NOW IT'S JUST A BLACK SCREEN. HAD PROBLEMS WITH CAM SHAFT CONTROL. HAVE PURCHASED 4 BATTERIES IN 6 YEARS. THERE'S SOMETHING ELECTRICAL THAT BLOWS THE BATTERIES. IF I START MY CAR WITH AUTOMATIC START FROM FOB IT CAUSES BATTERY PROBLEMS. CHECK ENGINE ... Read more
BUICK VERANO (2012) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Jun 11, 2019
Incident date: Jun 10, 2019
EVERY SINCE I FIRST GOT CAR IT HAS HAD PROBLEMS.ALL THE WIRES UNDER THE MELTED TOGETHER AND CAUSED CORROSION. SINCE THEN RADIO BLINKED ON AND OFF TIL NOW IT'S JUST A BLACK SCREEN. HAD PROBLEMS WITH CAM SHAFT CONTROL. HAVE PURCHASED 4 BATTERIES IN 6 YEARS. THERE'S SOMETHING ELECTRICAL THAT BLOWS THE BATTERIES. IF I START MY CAR WITH AUTOMATIC START FROM FOB IT CAUSES BATTERY PROBLEMS. CHECK ENGINE ... Read more
BUICK ENCLAVE (2008) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Jun 11, 2019
Incident date: Jun 1, 2019
MY VEHICLE RANDOMLY OPENS THE LIFT GATE WHEN IT IS IN PARK. THIS HAPPENS BOTH WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING AS WELL AS WHEN IT IS NOT. I CAME OUT OF THE BANK AND MY TAILGATE WAS OPEN. I TURNED IT OFF AT THE SWITCH INSIDE THE CAR. IT STILL ATTEMPTS TO OPEN WHEN I AM IN PARK. I HAVE TO LOCK ALL THE DOORS TO KEEP IT CLOSED.
BUICK ENCORE (2016) - ENGINE Jun 11, 2019
Incident date: May 25, 2019
OUR VEHICLE STARTED LOSING PICK UP AND GO IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SO WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO IDENTIFY THE ISSUE. ERROR CODES P0299 TURBO/SUPER CHARGER UNDERBOOST ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD THE PART IS ON BACKORDER UNTIL MAYBE JULY. EVEN AFTER MARKET PARTS APPARENTLY ARE UNAVAILABLE BECAUSE GM IS PURCHASING THEM. WE CO... Read more
BUICK ENCLAVE (2014) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER Jun 11, 2019
Incident date: Jun 10, 2019
THE AIR CONDITIONER DOESN'T WORK. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN AT LEAST 2-3 TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG. THE MOST RECENT TIME I TOOK IT IN WAS ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. YESTERDAY IT WAS 90 DEGREES WHERE I LIVE. AFTER SCHOOL, I PICK UP MY KIDS 3YRS & 7YRS. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES IN THE CAR MY 7 YEAR OLD IS COMPLAINING OF BEING HOT. I LOOK BACK AND SHE HAS SWEAT DRIPPING DOWN HER FACE. ... Read more
BUICK REGAL (2004) - POWER TRAIN Jun 10, 2019
Incident date: Jun 10, 2019
FROM A DEAD STOP, WHEN YOU ACCELERATE THE CAR HAS A HARD SHUDDER, TRANS SLIP...BELIEVE IT TO BE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND A PROBLEM GM HAS KNOWN FOR SOMETIME WITH THEIR G4T60-E TRANSMISSION, MOST LIKELY A PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID PROBLEM OR CLUTCH ASSEMBLY.
BUICK ENCLAVE (2012) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER Jun 9, 2019
Incident date: May 3, 2018
LIFTGATE FAILURE AND SLAMS SHUT AFTER OPENING.
BUICK ENCLAVE (2008) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER Jun 9, 2019
Incident date: Jun 9, 2019
I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH ON I-80 AND HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND, LIKE A BALLOON POPPING BUT LOUDER. THE KIDS NOTICED THAT THE MOONROOF WAS SHATTERED. WE TOOK PICTURES AND THERE IS NO POINT OF IMPACT. IT DOESN'T APPEAR ANYTHING HIT THE VEHICLE, AND NO VEHICLES WERE CLOSE ENOUGH TO US TO HAVE HAD ANY IMPACT. THE GLASS MADE A LOT OF CRACKLINGS SOUNDS AND PIECES STARTED TO FLY OFF OF THE CAR BEFORE WE... Read more
BUICK ENCORE (2015) - ENGINE Jun 7, 2019
Incident date: Mar 1, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 BUICK ENCORE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GARBER GMC (5255 US-1, FORT PIERCE, FL) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE TURBO CHARGER WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO H... Read more
BUICK VERANO (2014) - ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) Jun 6, 2019
Incident date: Apr 1, 2019
A WARNING THAT SAYS "SERVICE STABILI TRAK" APPEARS AT THE SAME TIME IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE IS GRABBING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTROL SCREEN WHERE THE RADIO IS BLACKS OUT COMPLETELY ALSO. IT LASTS FROM A SPLIT SECOND TO SEVERAL SECONDS BUT IT RENDERS THE DRIVER HELPLESS TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT, TURNING, BRIGHTENING HEADLIGHTS, USING ELECTRONIC WINDOW BUTTONS.... Read more
BUICK ENCORE (2015) - STRUCTURE:BODY Jun 6, 2019
Incident date: Jun 5, 2019
AFTER DRIVING THE ENCORE FOR 30 MINUTES THEN MAKING STOPS AT DIFFERENT PLACES A FEW MINUTES APART, WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED THERE IS A SMELL OF GAS INSIDE THE CAR. DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN STARTING THE ENCORE FOR THE FIRST TIME OF THE DAY. I WAS INSIDE THE STORE FROM 5 MINUTES TO 30 MINUTES, HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL DAYS NOW.
BUICK ENCORE (2015) - ENGINE Jun 6, 2019
Incident date: Jun 5, 2019
AFTER DRIVING THE ENCORE FOR 30 MINUTES THEN MAKING STOPS AT DIFFERENT PLACES A FEW MINUTES APART, WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED THERE IS A SMELL OF GAS INSIDE THE CAR. DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN STARTING THE ENCORE FOR THE FIRST TIME OF THE DAY. I WAS INSIDE THE STORE FROM 5 MINUTES TO 30 MINUTES, HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL DAYS NOW.
BUICK ENCORE (2015) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Jun 6, 2019
Incident date: Jun 5, 2019
AFTER DRIVING THE ENCORE FOR 30 MINUTES THEN MAKING STOPS AT DIFFERENT PLACES A FEW MINUTES APART, WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED THERE IS A SMELL OF GAS INSIDE THE CAR. DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN STARTING THE ENCORE FOR THE FIRST TIME OF THE DAY. I WAS INSIDE THE STORE FROM 5 MINUTES TO 30 MINUTES, HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL DAYS NOW.
BUICK LESABRE (2003) - POWER TRAIN Jun 5, 2019
Incident date: Mar 12, 2018
BUICK 2003 LESABRE TSB I NEED THE SERVICE BULITONS ON THE TRANSMISSION FOR SHUDDER ,HARSH SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING AND HEATED UP PROPERLY
BUICK VERANO (2015) - STEERING Jun 5, 2019
Incident date: Apr 11, 2018
MY 2015 BUICK VERANO SHAKES/SHUDDER BETWEEN 15-20 MPH. THE SHAKING CAUSE THE CAR BODY AND STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE. I HAVE WENT TO TWO DEALERSHIPS AND THE DEFECT ISN'T FIXABLE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I'VE FOUND OTHER VERANO OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. SEEM LIKE THERE IS NO SOLUTION TO THIS VERY SCARY DEFECT.
BUICK VERANO (2015) - SUSPENSION Jun 5, 2019
Incident date: Apr 11, 2018
MY 2015 BUICK VERANO SHAKES/SHUDDER BETWEEN 15-20 MPH. THE SHAKING CAUSE THE CAR BODY AND STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE. I HAVE WENT TO TWO DEALERSHIPS AND THE DEFECT ISN'T FIXABLE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I'VE FOUND OTHER VERANO OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. SEEM LIKE THERE IS NO SOLUTION TO THIS VERY SCARY DEFECT.
BUICK ENCLAVE (2019) - ENGINE Jun 5, 2019
Incident date: Jun 5, 2019
TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAR SUDDENLY SHIFTED ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL AND COULD NOT BE ENGAGE BACK TO ANY DRIVE GEARS. BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE AND ACCELERATOR WAS IN OPERABLE. FINALLY CAME TO A STOP BY COASTING TO THE SHOULDER AND WAITING FOR SPEED TO DROP FAR ENOUGH TO GET VEHICLE TO GO INTO PARK.
BUICK ENCLAVE (2019) - POWER TRAIN Jun 5, 2019
Incident date: Jun 5, 2019
TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAR SUDDENLY SHIFTED ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL AND COULD NOT BE ENGAGE BACK TO ANY DRIVE GEARS. BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE AND ACCELERATOR WAS IN OPERABLE. FINALLY CAME TO A STOP BY COASTING TO THE SHOULDER AND WAITING FOR SPEED TO DROP FAR ENOUGH TO GET VEHICLE TO GO INTO PARK.
BUICK RENDEZVOUS (2006) - AIR BAGS Jun 4, 2019
Incident date: Apr 8, 2019
"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 4/8/19 IT DID NOT INVOLVE ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT WAS RAINING AND I WAS COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY TO MY EXIT AND LOOKED TO MY LEFT TO SEE IF I WAS ABLE TO MERGE, WHEN I DID MY RIGHT TIRE HIT THE SIDE OF SOME WET GRASS AND WHEN IT DID MY CAR STARTED SPINNING OUTTA CONTROL AND I ENDED UP HITTING A PALM TREE STRAIGHT ON. MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND I ENDED UP WIT... Read more
Crash 1 injured
BUICK LESABRE (2003) - POWER TRAIN Jun 4, 2019
Incident date: Feb 12, 2010
TRANSMISSION BUMPS SOME TIMES
BUICK VERANO (2016) - AIR BAGS Jun 3, 2019
Incident date: Jan 6, 2019
THE AIR BAG LIGHT AND SOUND INDICATOR RANDOMLY AND REPEATEDLY ALERTS 'SERVICE AIR BAG' WHETHER THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR STOPPED OR HAS AN ADULT PASSENGER OR DOES NOT HAVE A PASSENGER AT ALL. HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE BUICK DEALERSHIP ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM OR A RECALL. ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED.
BUICK VERANO (2016) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jun 3, 2019
Incident date: Jan 6, 2019
THE AIR BAG LIGHT AND SOUND INDICATOR RANDOMLY AND REPEATEDLY ALERTS 'SERVICE AIR BAG' WHETHER THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR STOPPED OR HAS AN ADULT PASSENGER OR DOES NOT HAVE A PASSENGER AT ALL. HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE BUICK DEALERSHIP ON THREE OCCASIONS AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM OR A RECALL. ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED.
BUICK REGAL (2013) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING Jun 2, 2019
Incident date: Jun 2, 2019
DEFECTIVE FRONT HEAD LAMP ENCLOSURES LEFT & RIGHT ONES CRACKING LETTING MOISTURE IN CAUSING LOW BEAM HALOGEN HEAD LAMP BULBS TO EXPLODE DUE TO CONTACT WITH MOISTURE. DEFECTIVE DESIGN ON HEAD LAMP ENCLOSURE ASSEMBLY'S
BUICK ROADMASTER (1994) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Jun 2, 2019
Incident date: May 30, 2019
WENT AND FILLED THE FUEL TANK WITH FUEL , I WENT ABOUT 100 YARDS TO ANOTHER STORE , STAYED IN THE STORE ABOUT 30 MINUTES , WHEN I CAME OUT I NOTICED FUEL ON THE GROUND ON THE LEFT SIDE AROUND THE FUEL TANK
BUICK LUCERNE (2010) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Jun 1, 2019
Incident date: May 28, 2019
TAKATA INFLATORS CAR NOT WANTING TO MISFIRE RECALL ON VEHICLE.
BUICK LUCERNE (2010) - STEERING Jun 1, 2019
Incident date: May 28, 2019
TAKATA INFLATORS CAR NOT WANTING TO MISFIRE RECALL ON VEHICLE.
BUICK ENCLAVE (2015) - SEAT BELTS May 31, 2019
Incident date: Apr 29, 2019
THE SEAT BELT CABLE COMPLETELY SHARED OFF WHERE IT ATTACHES TO FLOOR. CAME APART WHEN TRYING TO USE
BUICK ENCLAVE (2008) - AIR BAGS May 29, 2019
Incident date: May 1, 2019
CHECK AIR BAG MONITOR KEEPS COMING ON
BUICK ENCLAVE (2014) - ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) May 28, 2019
Incident date: May 28, 2019
ABOUT A YEAR AGO, OUR 2014 BUICK ENCLAVE AWD, BEGAN SHUDDERING WHILE DRIVING AND LAGGING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. 4 MONTHS AGO, THE VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. IT ALSO DISPLAYED THE "TRACTION CONTROL OFF" 'STABILITY CONTROL OFF" AND "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" SIGNS ON THE DASHBOARD. MY VEHICLE WENT FROM 75 MPH TO 25 IN A MATTER OF SECONDS.. WHILE I WAS ON THE FRE... Read more
BUICK ENCLAVE (2014) - ENGINE May 28, 2019
Incident date: May 28, 2019
ABOUT A YEAR AGO, OUR 2014 BUICK ENCLAVE AWD, BEGAN SHUDDERING WHILE DRIVING AND LAGGING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. 4 MONTHS AGO, THE VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. IT ALSO DISPLAYED THE "TRACTION CONTROL OFF" 'STABILITY CONTROL OFF" AND "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" SIGNS ON THE DASHBOARD. MY VEHICLE WENT FROM 75 MPH TO 25 IN A MATTER OF SECONDS.. WHILE I WAS ON THE FRE... Read more
BUICK ENCLAVE (2014) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL May 28, 2019
Incident date: May 28, 2019
ABOUT A YEAR AGO, OUR 2014 BUICK ENCLAVE AWD, BEGAN SHUDDERING WHILE DRIVING AND LAGGING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. 4 MONTHS AGO, THE VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. IT ALSO DISPLAYED THE "TRACTION CONTROL OFF" 'STABILITY CONTROL OFF" AND "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" SIGNS ON THE DASHBOARD. MY VEHICLE WENT FROM 75 MPH TO 25 IN A MATTER OF SECONDS.. WHILE I WAS ON THE FRE... Read more
BUICK ENCLAVE (2014) - AIR BAGS May 28, 2019
Incident date: Apr 20, 2019
ONE DAY, "SERVICE AIRBAG" TEXT JUST CAME UP ON THE SCREEN IN THE DASHBOARD ALONG WITH THE AIRBAG SHAPED LIGHT. NOTHING HAPPENED TO THE CAR, I JUST HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT NORMALLY. IT JUST CAME ON WITH NO REASON. IT HAS 62,400 MILES ON IT. 2014.
BUICK ENCLAVE (2015) - AIR BAGS May 28, 2019
Incident date: May 24, 2019
THE PASSENGER 'SERVICE AIRBAG' LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON. A DEALER HAS LOOKED AT IT TWICE NOW WITHOUT A SUCCESSFUL REPAIR. THE MOST RECENT WAS ON 5/24. SUPPOSEDLY A POOR CONNECTION AT A SEAT CONNECTOR WAS FOUND, CODE B0021, AND WIRES WERE CUT AND SPLICED TOGETHER. 2 DAYS LATER THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON JUST LIKE LAST TIME. OUR CONCERN IS THAT IF WE WERE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT WOULD THE AIRBAG DEPLO... Read more
BUICK LESABRE (2000) - TIRES May 27, 2019
Incident date: May 27, 2019
COMPLETE TIRE SEPARATION FROM STEEL BELTS OF TIRE CONSTRUCTION WHILE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. TIRE HAD HIGH AMOUNT OF TREAD LIFE REMAINING BEFOREHAND AND THIS HAPPENED WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. VERY DANGEROUS TO OCCUPANTS AND CAUSED PHYSICAL AND AESTHETIC DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE COST OF THE REPAIR WILL BE AT THIS TIME.
BUICK LACROSSE (2005) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM May 27, 2019
Incident date: May 25, 2019
IGNITION IT STARTS AND IT DONT START I SEE RECALL FOR MY YEAR CAN SOMEONE CONTACT ME TO LET ME KNOW IF I NEED TO HAVE RECALL DONE
BUICK LACROSSE (2005) - UNKNOWN OR OTHER May 27, 2019
Incident date: May 25, 2019
IGNITION IT STARTS AND IT DONT START I SEE RECALL FOR MY YEAR CAN SOMEONE CONTACT ME TO LET ME KNOW IF I NEED TO HAVE RECALL DONE
BUICK RENDEZVOUS (2006) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM May 26, 2019
Incident date: May 26, 2019
2006 BUICK RENDEZVOUS HAS MASSIVE FUEL LEAK ON FUEL SUPPLY LINE LEADING FROM TANK TO INJECTORS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR DUE TO THE HEAT SHIELD WRAP INSTALLED BY MANUFACTURER. OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND THEN DRIPS FOR IN EXCESS OF 5 MINUTES AFTER VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF.
BUICK ENCLAVE (2008) - POWER TRAIN May 26, 2019
Incident date: Apr 5, 2019
THE TRANSMISSION IS IN LIMP MODE AND IS NOT RESPONDING. I CALL THE MANUFACTURE LOW JACK SECURITY SYSTEM AND THEY SAID I NEED TO BUY THE INSURANCE BEFORE THEY CAN UNLOCK THE VEHICLE. I THINK THEY PLAYING WITH THE COMPUTER OF MY VEHICLE. MY CAR WAS RUNNING OKAY. NO I CAN'T USE THIS CAR ANYMORE!
BUICK LUCERNE (2008) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM May 26, 2019
Incident date: May 20, 2019
FUSE BOX UNDER THE SEAT OVERHEATS AND BURNS OUT FUEL PUMP RELAY ALONG WITH THE FUSE BOX. UNSAFE IF IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING
BUICK LUCERNE (2008) - FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM May 26, 2019
Incident date: May 20, 2019
FUSE BOX UNDER THE SEAT OVERHEATS AND BURNS OUT FUEL PUMP RELAY ALONG WITH THE FUSE BOX. UNSAFE IF IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING
BUICK ENCORE (2017) - SERVICE BRAKES May 25, 2019
Incident date: May 1, 2019
I HAVE AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON AN INCLINE, THE CAR WILL SOMETIMES ROLL BACKWARDS WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE OR WHEN CHANGING MY FOOT TO THE GAS PEDAL TO MOVE FORWARD ONCE THE LIGHT CHANGES. THE MORE THE INCLINE; THE WORSE THE PROBLEM.
Crash
BUICK CENTURY (2000) - EXTERIOR LIGHTING May 25, 2019
Incident date: May 20, 2019
I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF, HAD TO HIT THE DASH NEAR THE LIGHT SWITCH TO TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON.
BUICK LACROSSE (2013) - ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) May 24, 2019
Incident date: May 7, 2019
POWER DROP ,ENGINE STOP RUN AS YOU GO DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT,EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN IT TAKE FIFTEEN MINUTE TO RESTART, THE STEERING JERK AND THE DID NO WORK ITS WAS LOCK THAT WAS AT 35 MILES HOUR.TOOK ITS IN TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG ITS WAS DIAGNOSTIC WITH BCM MALFUNCTION,LOW VOLTAGE OF COMMUNICATION ANDEPROM ERRORS,MULTIPLE CODES.ON THE HIGHWAY AND TURNING
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